Dear Lord,This has been his dream since he was three years old.He wanted to ride the "Big Wed Twuck" with his buddy Ralphie, the stuff Dalmatian Dog.He and Ralphie would mount the wooden fire truck, toy box, that his Granddad made him and fight their imagined fires.He has wanted to save the people, save the wildlife, save the forest, save the pasture land and run into the face of danger to show how much he cares...Today he is going out to his first Wildland fire.Keep him safe, help him be a witness of Your love and grace.Remind me what my friend said when her son went to fight in the Middle East, "He is in the hand of God, there is no better place."Thank you for Your peace.~Amen~

Friday, July 11, 2014

Five Minute Friday

"Belong"

I learned in college that it was one of the most basic of human needs.

We all want to BELONG to a group/family that will love us and accept us as a valued member.

Now that I have been around for over a quarter of a century, I have learned that my sense of
BELONGING can only come from being one of HIS KIDS.

Knowing Jesus as my savior and knowing that I am a daughter of the KING OF KINGS is what makes my life real.

I am blessed by my FAMILY, some by blood, but some only through the blood of Jesus who encourage me daily.

I have a faith-sister that walks and talks with me every week, I have a faith-aunt that has given me an open invitation to chill at her house and I have a faith-mom that has even given me a key to her house with an invitation to anything in the frig.

These three ladies along with a few others who give me a sense of belonging in the SISTERHOOD of CHRIST. We go to different churches, but we are all chosen by HIM.

As I said I am also blessed with blood family that belong to HIM and for that I am eternally thankful.

STOP

Here is the update on my Blue Eye Burnham Crew.... Enjoy!

Added a son-in-law in June

Son has been working for the CCC for a month and is thinking he might
like to work in the woods after his career as a Fire Fighter for the CCC

Baby Girl is learning to love her fist apartment by herself and has started work before
beginning her Senior year of University.

Stay tune for updates on my job search. I appreciate your prayers as I going through hiring process for a major door to door delivery service.

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,(Eph. 3:20 NIV)

Lamentations 3:22-26

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;His mercies never come to an end;they are new every morning;great is Your faithfulness.“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,“therefore I will hope in Him.”

The Lord is good to those who wait for Him,to the soul who seeks Him.It is good that one should wait quietlyfor the salvation of the Lord.

About Me

I live in far northern California where it can be 110 degrees for weeks in the summer and below freezing for weeks in the winter. Average rainfall 26 inches.
My favorite things are quietly observing what God has created. I do every kind of needle craft, water color paint, watch birds and read in my spare times.
I work 9 to 10 hours a day at my local elementary school in reading literacy and YMCA after school.